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Water for the Many : Health, neighbourhood change and equality of access during the expansion of Swedish urban water networks
During the course of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, conditions for life in the city changed drastically. Investments in infrastructure, health and education coincided with economic growth, urbanisation and mortality decline. This dissertation uses newly available macro- and micro-level data to examine the consequences and mechanisms of an important investment in cities: the bui
A Geography of Slavery : Ceramic networks and communities in the Lake Mälaren valley, Sweden c. AD 950 to 1150
The glaucoma intensive treatment study : interim results from an ongoing longitudinal randomized clinical trial
PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to determine the perimetric rate of glaucoma progression in the ongoing Glaucoma Intensive Treatment Study (GITS) after 3 years of follow-up.DESIGN: This is a randomized, two-centre, prospective open-labelled treatment trial for open-angle glaucoma (OAG).PARTICIPANTS: The participants of this study were treatment-naive patients with newly diagnosed OAG, aged 46-78
Comprehensive thermal performance curves for yellow dung fly life history traits and the temperature-size-rule
Ambient temperature strongly determines the behaviour, physiology, and life history of all organisms. The technical assessment of organismal thermal niches in form of now so-called thermal performance curves (TPC) thus has a long tradition in biological research. Nevertheless, several traits do not display the idealized, intuitive dome-shaped TPC, and in practice assessments often do not cover the
Production of functional human fetal hemoglobin in Nicotiana benthamiana for development of hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers
Hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers have long been pursued to meet clinical needs by using native hemoglobin (Hb) from human or animal blood, or recombinantly produced Hb, but the development has been impeded by safety and toxicity issues. Herewith we report the successful production of human fetal hemoglobin (HbF) in Nicotiana benthamiana through Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transient expressi
Areas to improve quality of life after ovarian tumor surgery and adjuvant treatment
Background/Aim: To evaluate quality of life (QoL) in women treated for ovarian tumors one year after laparotomy. Patients and Methods: The validated quality of life questionnaires (EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-OV28) were sent to women who had undergone laparotomy due to ovarian tumors 12 months after surgery. The answers were analyzed and grouped according to the ovarian tumor histology (benign, borderli
Degree of Preservation of Neurovascular Bundles in Radical Prostatectomy and Recurrence of Prostate Cancer
Background: Reports on possible benefits for continence with nerve-sparing (NS) radical prostatectomy have expanded the indications beyond preservation of erectile function. It is unclear whether NS surgery affects oncological outcomes. Objective: To determine whether the degree of NS during radical prostatectomy influences oncological outcomes. Design, setting, and participants: Of 4003 patients
Synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymers using an amidine-functionalized initiator for carboxylic acid recognition
In traditional molecular imprinting reactions, the initial radicals generated by thermo- or photo-decomposition are randomly distributed in the reaction mixture. Because a noticeable portion of the initial radicals is able to cause self-polymerization of the crosslinking monomer, a significant part of the polymer product does not contain successfully imprinted molecular recognition sites. To solve
Breaks in persistence in fixed-T panel data
This paper considers an autoregressive panel data model in which the autoregressive coefficient has undergone a structural break. The object of interest is the unknown breakpoint. A least squares-based estimator is proposed that is shown to be consistent when only the number of cross-section units, N, is large and the number of time periods, T, is small, thereby enabling quick detection of the ons
The effect of nanosecond pulsed electric field on the production of metabolites from lactic acid bacteria in fermented watermelon juice
Lactic acid fermentation offers a processing alternative for preservation of watermelon juice, which is sensitive to heat, oxygen, and light. In this study, 8.8 × 107 CFU/mL of Lactobacillus plantarum DSM 9843 in MRS broth was inoculated in 9.9 mL of sterilized watermelon juice. Nanosecond-pulsed electric field was applied during the log growth phase of the bacteria. An 19% increase in L-lactic ac
Neolithic farmers or Neolithic foragers? : Organic residue analysis of early pottery from Rakushechny Yar on the Lower Don (Russia)
The emergence of pottery in Europe is associated with two distinct traditions: hunter-gatherers in the east of the continent during the early 6th millennium BC and early agricultural communities in the south-west in the late 7th millennium BC. Here we investigate the function of pottery from the site of Rakushechny Yar, located at the Southern fringe of Eastern Europe, in this putative contact zon
Battle of the BRI's : How the West plans to challenge China’s rise through infrastructure, and why it might not succeed
Will the appeal of the Western-led global democratic order triumph over China’s pragmatic approach to infrastructure investments? In this op-ed, PhD student Tabita Rosendal Ebbesen, Lund University, explores the possibility that the two new infrastructure investment initiatives proposed by the US and EU might pose a challenge to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
The Atlantic Walrus : Multidisciplinary Insights into Human-Animal Interactions
The Atlantic Walrus: Multidisciplinary insights into human-animal interactions addresses the key dimensions of long-term human walrus interactions across the Atlantic Arctic and subarctic regions, over the past millennia. This book brings together research from across the social and natural sciences to explore walrus biology, human culture, environmental conditions and their reciprocal effects. To
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Probabilistic risk analysis and building performance simulations : Building design optimisation and quantifying stakeholder consequences
A method for risk analysis and building performance simulations is developed to optimise the building design process and fulfil the design criteria. The aim is to support the decision-makers during the building design process by including uncertainties from the design phase, quantifying the probability of attaining the energy performance criteria and financial requirements. The method is meant to
Species-specific reservoir effect estimates : A case study of archaeological marine samples from the Bering Strait
Due to the marine reservoir effect, radiocarbon dates of marine samples require a correction. Marine reservoir effects, however, may vary amongdifferent marine species within a given body of water. Factors such as diet, feeding depth and migratory behaviour all affect the 14C date of a marineorganism. Moreover, there is often significant variation within single marine species. Whilst the careful c
Experimental investigation on the thermo-hydraulic characteristics and occurrence boundary of geyser in a cryogenic pipe
In the present study the thermo-hydraulic characteristics of geyser in the cryogenic fuel transportation pipe of a liquid rocket is experimentally investigated using liquid nitrogen. The typical thermo-hydraulic appearances are characterized and analyzed in the geyser process to effectively recognize the occurrence of geyser in practical engineering. The effect of interfering factors such as heat
Predicting the Energy Performance of Buildings : A Method using Probabilistic Risk Analysis for Data-driven Decision-support
Byggnaders energieffektivitet är ett fokusområde i arbetet med att minska klimatförändringarna, då byggnader står för cirka 40 procent av den totala energianvändningen i Europeiska unionen. En lösning som tillämpas för att minska byggnaders energibehov är att ständigt införa strängare byggregler. Följaktligen ökar betydelsen av precisa och effektiva simuleringar för att kunna beräkna byggnaders frAs most countries worldwide continue to mitigate climate change, one area of focus is a building's energy efficiency. Buildings currently account for approximately 40 per cent of the total energy use in the European Union. One solution for reducing the energy demand from buildings is by continually implementing more stringent building regulations. Consequently, the importance of accurate and effic
Building a high-resolution chronology for northern Hokkaido – A case study of the Late Holocene Hamanaka 2 site on Rebun Island, Hokkaido (Japan)
Archaeological radiocarbon dating in coastal northern Hokkaido is challenged by the marine reservoir effect and the scarcity of materials with terrestrial carbon sources. This has contributed to gaps and general uncertainty in the timing of the region's culture-historical periods. The Late Holocene site of Hamanaka 2 on Rebun Island, featuring a stratified shell midden context with excellent prese